Monolith Rhinos 34, Spark Kestrels 9

Week 4 · Regular season · round 1 · Monday 19 October 2026

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
SPK Spark Kestrels	0	6	3	0	9
MNL Monolith Rhinos	3	14	7	10	34

Game recap

The Monolith Rhinos dominated from start to finish and beat the Spark Kestrels 34-9 in round 1 of Week 4. The Rhinos led by as many as 25 points. The Rhinos were clear favourites before kickoff (68%), and they delivered.

The Rhinos opened the scoring with a 40-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood with 0:37 left in the first quarter. At the break the Rhinos were up 17-6. The fourth quarter brought a 5-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner for the Rhinos (3:43 left, 31-9); a 42-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood for the Rhinos (0:11 left, 34-9).

Player of the game: Valen Falkner (RB, Rhinos), with 21 carries for 181 yards and 3 TD. Elsewhere, Titus Okafor (Rhinos) had 25 carries for 207 yards and 1 TD; 1 catch for 9 yards; Eli Varga-Stone (Kestrels) had 16 of 31 passing for 171 yards, 1 INT; 3 carries for 33 yards; Jaylen Osei (Kestrels) had 8 catches for 98 yards.

Before kickoff, the Rhinos' game plan was on offense: attack the zones, stay underneath, lean on the run, target Hector Quarles; on defense: bracket Jaylen Osei (Hector Quarles finished with 4 catches for 36 yards). Meanwhile, the Kestrels' game plan was on offense: quick game vs the blitz, attack the zones, take shots deep, target Jaylen Osei; on defense: bracket Hector Quarles (Jaylen Osei finished with 8 catches for 98 yards).

The Rhinos move to 1-0 and the Kestrels to 0-1 this week. The coaches went for it on fourth down twice, converting 1.

Scoring summary

Time	Team	Play	SPK-MNL
Q1 0:37	Rhinos	A 40-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	0-3
Q2 3:23	Kestrels	A 49-yard field goal by Orson Jovanovic	3-3
Q2 2:11	Rhinos	A 1-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner (extra point)	3-10
Q2 0:21	Rhinos	A 1-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner (extra point)	3-17
Q2 0:00	Kestrels	A 46-yard field goal by Orson Jovanovic	6-17
Q3 3:00	Rhinos	A 6-yard touchdown run by Titus Okafor (extra point)	6-24
Q3 1:04	Kestrels	A 36-yard field goal by Orson Jovanovic	9-24
Q4 3:43	Rhinos	A 5-yard touchdown run by Valen Falkner (extra point)	9-31
Q4 0:11	Rhinos	A 42-yard field goal by Tariq Underwood	9-34

Team stats

	SPK	MNL
Total yards	252	468
Passing yards	171	58
Rushing yards	81	410
Completions	16 of 31	6 of 9
Offensive plays	50	59
Third downs	4 of 10	3 of 6
Fourth downs	1 of 1	0 of 1
Turnovers	1	1
Sacks allowed	4	3
Time of possession	5:36	10:24

Spark Kestrels box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Eli Varga-Stone	16/31	171	0	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	LNG
Eli Varga-Stone	3	33	23
Malachi Reed	8	24	10
Yannick Delacroix	2	14	12
Lazlo Zamora	2	10	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Jaylen Osei	8	98	13
Bastien Radcliffe	4	52	9
Ulric Hargrove	1	11	2
Lazlo Zamora	3	10	5

Defense

Player	TK	SK	PD
Kasimir Castellan	41	0	1
Cyrus Quarles	0	1	0
Bastien Oyelaran	0	1	0
Orson Bellamy	0	1	0
Darius Coventry	2	0	0
Valen Pellegrini	2	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Orson Jovanovic	3/3	49	0/0

Monolith Rhinos box score

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Brandt Kessler	6/9	58	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LNG
Titus Okafor	25	207	1	24
Valen Falkner	21	181	3	23
Brandt Kessler	1	22	0	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TGT
Hector Quarles	4	36	5
Ivo Underwood	1	13	2
Titus Okafor	1	9	2

Defense

Player	TK	SK	INT	PD
Nils Sandoval	15	0	0	0
Wendell Bellamy	1	2	0	0
Cyrus Varga	2	0	1	0
Adrien Pellegrini	4	0	0	2
Bram Garrow	0	1	0	0
Lazlo Zamora	0	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	LNG	XP
Tariq Underwood	2/2	42	4/4

Watch the replay

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